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Office of the Secretary (OST)
OST develops policy that influences every aspect of our nation's transportation system. The Office of the Secretary can put your career in motion by providing a solid base of skills in a variety of areas.

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)
The Office of Inspector General: Putting People First… For Results. The OIG will provide you with opportunities to use your analytical skills in safeguarding our nation's transportation systems.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA operates and maintains the U.S. aviation system — the world's biggest and busiest. Apply your skills to help the FAA maintain its place as the world leader in aviation. Watch your career take off. Destination FAA.

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
The FHWA provides leadership and expertise to improve the quality of our nation's highway system. Working with our partners, we are committed to enhancing safety, reducing congestion, being environmentally responsible, improving mobility, and advancing innovative technologies. Join us in one of our offices located throughout the United States, and embark on a career that will make a difference.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
FMCSA is dedicated to saving lives through regulatory and enforcement activities that enhance bus and truck safety and security. If you have an interest in our primary mission — to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses — FMCSA can provide you with a successful career.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
People Making a Difference — Your Track to Success Begins Here. The FRA ensures the safety of our nation's railways and supports the latest research that can help develop a more technological and efficient railroad system.

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
The Federal Transit Administration: People Moving People into America's Future. Like its vision, FTA can help move your career into the future. The FTA assists individuals and organizations throughout the United States to develop and strengthen our nation's transit systems.

Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Maritime Administration (MARAD)
As the nation's advocate for the U.S. maritime industry, MARAD can keep your career afloat by providing you with opportunities to help support a maritime system that serves America with American ships and American labor.

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
People saving people is what drives the NHTSA. Everyday, NHTSA employees are working hard to ensure your automobile can travel safely on our nation's roads and highways. The NHTSA will help drive your career safely in the right direction.

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
The waterway of opportunity is available for your career at SLSDC. The SLSDC serves the marine transportation industries by providing a safe and competitive international waterway, in cooperation with the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. The SLSDC will open doors of opportunities for those with a strong interest in marine transportation and international trade.

Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Surface Transportation Board (STB)
STB can provide you opportunities to apply your legal and decision-making abilities in the surface transportation industry. The STB's mission is to ensure that competitive, efficient and safe transportation services are provided to meet the needs of shippers, receivers and consumers.

 

Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)  The Research & Innovative Technology Administration  is an agency whose mission is to identify and facilitate solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing America's transportation system. RITA's focus is to promote transportation research that will foster the use of innovative technology. RITA includes the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Transportation Safety Institute and the University Transportation Centers program.

 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  (PHMSA) The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration oversees the safety of more than 800,000 daily shipments of hazardous materials in the United States and 64 percent of the nation's energy that is transported by pipelines. PHMSA is dedicated solely to safety by working toward the
elimination of transportation-related deaths and injuries in hazardous materials and pipeline transportation, and by promoting transportation solutions that enhance communities and protect the natural environment.

For further information about DOT and its various Operating Administrations, we ask that you please visit DOT's About DOT webpage. Here you will learn about the unique mission of each OA and the roles they play in maintaining our nation's transportation system.

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